News from Class 4
As the year comes to an end, let’s reflect on what’s been a challenging but respectable year for the Boys’ football team. Rushcliffe Schools Division 5: The boys can be proud of keeping their place in Division 5. It was a challenging season in a league filled with two / three form entry schools, [...]
Our Robin Hood themed tournament on Wednesday was full of fun! Thank you for joining us and adding such fabulous support, volume and positivity. Whilst some children love the competitive spirit and have an arena to show off their talents, we try to design races so [...]
As part of our Sports Week at Willow Brook, we all joined Robin Hood on the field for a tournament of games! There were seven themed events, which as you will see from the photos, ranged from archery to Capturing the Castle! There were clever events that saw children robbing from the rich to [...]
Our final whole-school topic of the year takes us into town! In the Hood is an eight-week project that sees us learning the history and geography of Nottinghamshire. We've already met Jesse Boot, visited Nottingham Castle and learnt all about the famous architecture designed by Watson Fothergill. There's still so much more to learn! [...]
Finishing off our sporting half term on Tuesday, five children represented Willow Brook at a handball festival at South Notts Academy. For all the children, this was their first taste of a new, exciting sport. We took part in the different drills and put them all into practice with a game vs Greythorn at [...]
On May 8th, Willow Brook joined with the nation in marking V.E. Day’s 80th anniversary. Our morning was spent exploring photographs, film clips and written sources that opened up the war years through the eyes of a child. We listened to Winston Churchill... watched the dancing in Trafalgar Square... saw children returned from evacuation [...]
The girls football team did fantastically well at their most recent Rushcliffe schools Saturday tournament. Five group stage matches and only one defeat! The girls finished 2nd in their group, just behind Greythorn who went on to become the overall winners of the tournament. The girls are on a magnificent run at the moment [...]
It's been an action packed first two weeks back in football and I am pleased to say we have achieved multiple tremendous results (both boys and girls). Wins against Jesse Gray, Carnarvon and Radcliffe have been special, but a personal favourite (although not for my heart rate!) was our girls cup semi-final against Gotham [...]
As a school, Willow Brook has signed up to Picture News. This is a national news weekly publication that we will use as an assembly (or lesson) that will support our My World/PSHE curriculum. We aim to get children reflecting in a more focused way on British Values, world events and our 5 C's. [...]
Sixteen brave debaters battled this morning for the title of Willow Brook Champion in our Balloon Debate. After a half-term full of learning about Charles Darwin and how he changed the world, the children were asked to think of who they would nominate to travel alongside him... who did they see as a world [...]
